My story

You can track our progress on our blog at:

http://teamtrottcycle.blogspot.com/

When I was 13 years old I was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer. I had non-hodgkinsons lymphoma that had spread to clusters around my heart, lungs and neck.

“The big C” had always been a word that scared me – my late mother sadly passed away when I was 6 years old, and knowing that when I had it reminded me of its potency – not just to individuals, but to families.
Over the next two years I underwent surgery to remove the tumours on my neck an intensive chemotherapy course for the ones in my chest.
 
I moved to and fro between the Royal Marsden and Kingston Hospital, where Momentum had only really just started.
 
One of the worst things was being in containment – when your immune system is so low that you could be put at risk from a minor infection, you are essentially put in a sanitised room until your bloods improve. You can be in there for weeks on end without really being able to leave one room, or the relative ‘infection safe’ zone safety of the hospital ward. Of course, family and friends are allowed to visit, but only if they aren’t ill themselves.
 
Momentum were able to provide me with all sorts of entertainment when I was at Kingston – I could request pretty much anything (within reason, of course) and spent hours watching Simpsons DVDs and reading books when I wasn’t sleeping… or doing schoolwork (cough).
 
That was around 5 years ago now, and luckily I stand before you cancer free having beaten the disease that my mother sadly succumbed to all those years ago. Momentum has changed vastly since then – when I was at Kingston, it was a very small charity, but with generous donations from the public it has grown – that video showed some good examples of the work they do now, and the help they give to families with children affected by cancer.
 
Naturally, I wanted to give something back to Momentum – for what they did for me, and the massive amount of support that they continue to give today. Call me and my friends mad (because I certainly think we are), but in July this year we’re cycling from Lands End in Cornwall to John O Groats in Scotland, covering the entirety of Britain, and estimated at just over 1000 miles (since there is no official route). We will be staying in youth hostels where possible, and camping (weather permitting) where not.
 
We’ll be burning around 5-6000 calories and drinking around 6 litres of water a day to cover that distance. We aim to spend about 6-7 hrs a day in the saddle and the rest of the time sleeping! Our support car will do everything for us, so all we will have to do is cycle, sleep, eat and drink.

http://www.moment-um.org/

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Charity Registration No. 1106677

Momentum aims to help children, and the families of children, who are undergoing treatment for cancer and life-limiting conditions in South West London and Surrey.

Donations 185

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Good luck. You should get the old man to do a few days with you.

Donation by John Blake on 28/06/10

£100.00

+ £28.21 Gift Aid

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hi tudor, good luck. we're quite impressed. don't forget to have fun, too. wolfgang, lena and vicky koydl

Donation by Wolfgang Koydl on 28/06/10

£50.00

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Don't forget to take the River Route, its flatter! Enjoy

Donation by David Hards on 28/06/10

£200.00

+ £56.41 Gift Aid

Donation by Grahame Raspin on 28/06/10

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

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Well done boys!

Donation by Annabel Sutherland on 28/06/10

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

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When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race. ~H.G. Wells We admire what you are all doing!

Donation by Sandy, Rick, Cameron and Lindsay on 28/06/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Enjoy John O' Groats....

Donation by Keith L on 27/06/10

£15.00

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Good luck!

Donation by Barnard family on 27/06/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Stay tall in the saddle! Hugo Sikuade

Donation by Angela Sikuade on 27/06/10

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

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Donation by Fiona Larkin on 25/06/10

£20.00

May you and your tyres stay pumped up to the end. Good riding, love Dolly/Ross

Donation by Dolly Mulroy on 23/06/10

£30.00

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Lots of luck boys from James Dyson & Family

Donation by Sally Moore on 23/06/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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What a challenge - best of luck and don't forget the sudocrem!!

Donation by Barbara Briggs on 22/06/10

£100.00

+ £28.21 Gift Aid

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We heard you speak at the Momentum Any Swing Goes event - you inspire us all. Good luck Will Smith's family

Donation by Sharon Smith on 22/06/10

£40.00

+ £11.28 Gift Aid

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Good luck from the Metcalf family.

Donation by mike metcalf on 21/06/10

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

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Good luck boys how exiting can I come????

Donation by jayne kavanagh on 20/06/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Good luck lads.

Donation by Joseph Dyson on 19/06/10

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Best of Luck Guys, good cause..........

Donation by Mark Henry Lampé on 18/06/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Good luck boys.Make sure you bring midge repellent when you come to Scotland!

Donation by Sandra Murray on 18/06/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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from me (stef) and my dad :) good luck x x x

Donation by Geoffrey Keattch on 17/06/10

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

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Good luck every-one!

Donation by Anna Humphreys on 17/06/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Fantastic thing to do. Have fun!

Donation by Rebecca Dunne on 17/06/10

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

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Good luck to you all!

Donation by Liz Wilmot on 17/06/10

£10.00

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Good luck and thanks for the squid.

Donation by James Henderson on 14/06/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Good luck boys, just remember it's uphill all the way!

Donation by Jenny Curtis on 13/06/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£7,415.00
  • Offline donations£3,595.00
  • Text donations£0.00
  • Total raised£11,010.00
  • Gift Aid£1,532.38

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